312 - 6 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 7 - Translating and Publishing Doujinshi with On Takahashi

On this episode we thank our Ko-fi supporters, give our choices for anime adaptations, give impressions on the Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho, and discuss the use of AI in manga creation. Then, we look at the cute report manga The Right Way to Make Jump! that also reveals a bigger industry issue!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Thanking our Ko-fi supporters - 00:01:23 Listener Email - 00:05:55 Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho - 00:23:24 Tezuka 2023 Black Jack - 00:42:59 Next Episode Preview - 00:52:32 The Right Way to Make Jump! by Takeshi Sakurai - 00:53:43 Outro - 01:30:16 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

17 Joulu 20231h 32min

All the hosts are back to talk about Ireland riots, collapsing stairs, The Boy and the Heron, and more! Then we rally ourselves for the final Triple Dip of the 2023! We review Innocent, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, and Under Ninja!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Catching up with the hosts - 00:03:24 The Boy and the Heron - 00:15:29 *SPOILERS* Kimi ni Todoke: From me to You - 00:30:31 Next Episode Preview - 00:38:45 Main Segment: Triple Dip - 00:40:20 Under Ninja by Kengo Hanazawa - 00:41:47 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto - 01:10:56 Innocent by Shin'ichi Sakamoto - 01:31:54 Our rankings - 01:55:48 Outro - 01:57:36 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

10 Joulu 20231h 59min

We've got a special episode this week! dakazu and Morgana are joined by translator Jocelyne Allen as she returns to chat about the newest Nagata Kabi book My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better! We also include discussion on My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder!!! Follow Jocelyne! https://brainvsbook.wordpress.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkfqhnh7bqhke7kzb6mopgft https://kaikatsu.ca/ Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: *Content Warning*, Introduction - 00:00:00 Next Episode Preview - 00:01:50 Main Segment: My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better by Nagata Kabi - 00:03:03 Where to find Jocelyne - 01:08:04 Outro - 01:11:25 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

3 Joulu 20231h 13min

In this episode Morgana leads the charge as we examine Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, and Ceres: Celestial Legend for a Shojo Showdown! We also discuss music, Don't Call it Mystery, Scott Pilgram Takes Off, Nobu and her? and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, Thanksgiving turkey, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Corrections about Joji Morikawa - 00:03:24 dakazu revisits music from his past - 00:07:36 Darfox's bought more Pocky - 00:20:40 Don't Call it Mystery - 00:22:34 Scott Pilgram Takes Off - 00:26:38 Nobu and her? - 00:31:35 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:58 Main Segment: Shojo Showdown - 00:36:20 Deborah is My Rival by Kaoru Tada - 00:37:45 *SPOILERS* for Deborah is My Rival - 00:53:20 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You by Karuho Shiina - 01:02:43 Ceres: Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase - 01:23:59 Our rankings - 01:39:29 Outro - 01:44:04 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

26 Marras 20231h 46min

We've got a mega-sized episode for you this week! Morgana gets to experience Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Trigun, and Scum's Wish for the first time! We also talk about libraries, Asian market snacks, Tower Dungeon, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Email: Movie to manga adaptations - 00:02:10 Public library rental items - 00:10:27 Darfox's trip to an Asian market - 00:26:06 Darfox's 1st time trying Pocky - 00:35:12 Tsutomu Nihei's new manga Tower Dungeon - 00:42:25 Next Episode Preview - 00:47:50 Main Segment: Morgana's Manga Makeup - 00:49:56 Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow - 00:51:11 Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari - 01:33:49 Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! by Joji Morikawa - 01:53:53 Morgana's ranking - 02:42:45 Outro - 02:45:12 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

19 Marras 20232h 47min

This week dakazu returns as Seamus leaves for Ireland! We discuss the end of Attack on Titan, Sexy Tanaka-san, Akuma-kun and more! Then we dive into Poppy Pesuyama's Until I Love Myself for a tough but ultimately positive autobiographical journey about workplace harassment and trauma!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, The truth behind Seamus - 00:00:00 dakazu's Chicago trip - 00:03:49 Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning - 00:08:26 Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS - 00:19:22 Ghostbusters - 00:28:40 My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder - 00:37:48 Sexy Tanaka-san - 00:47:49 Akuma Kun - 00:52:40 Pluto - 00:55:45 Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho - 01:00:24 Next Episode Preview - 01:10:55 Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama - 01:14:36 Outro - 02:16:42 Songs Credits: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra "It's Over" by Generation Lost "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

12 Marras 20232h 19min

Darfox is reunited with ALMOST all the crew. dakazu is still gone but Morgana and Seamus help Dar record a fun tangent filled podcast. With a great conversation about Daisuke Igarashi's Witches: The Complete Collection in the main segment. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Talk about decorating empty rooms and Metal Gear Solid 2 - 00:07:19 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana has been watching the classic horror film Nosferatu with her daughter - 00:15:28 Alan Wake 2 talk and the whole Remedy-verse - 00:27:00 Disco Elysium talk and the ramification of role-playing unsavory choices - 00:34:38 Pluto Anime Talk. Dar watched episode two - 00:39:33 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot - Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama - 00:45:18 Main Segment One Shot: Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igaraishi, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, we talk about the art and the type of magic these Witches use - 00:46:47 We talk about the depiction of women bodies and thematically how it shows their strengths and growth - 00:54:53 Seamus talks about how some of the ideas seem familiar after reading various 80s-90s British comics - 01:04:48 We talk about some of the similarities to the Robert Eggers film The VVitch - 01:10:24 Next Week's Topic: Until I Love Myself, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas - 01:25:36

6 Marras 20231h 27min

Everyone is gone! It's up Darfox and Special Guest ARGBombshell to host the finale of the October Extravaganza for 2023. They are reading three WEBTOON series: #Killstagram, Scroll if You Dare, and WEBTOON at Midnight!!! Soju Wanna Read Manhwa https://twitter.com/SojuManhwaPod Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix" by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and ARGBombshell talk about their New York Trip - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, ARG talks about a variety of books she read including Go With the Clouds North by Northwest Vol 6 - 00:17:28 Dar and ARG talk about the Pluto anime on Netflix - 00:22:02 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One-shot of Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi - 00:41:13 Main Segment Triple Dip: #Killstagram, Scroll if You Dare, WEBTOON at Midnight, Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, we read 3 different WEBTOONS and compare them - 00:42:03 Dar and ARG go deep in #Killstagram and the messy drama it provides - 00:43:02 Dar and ARG run down their favorite stories in the Scroll if You Dare anthology - 01:14:37 WEBTOON at Midnight is the final DIP and it's kinda a let down - Next Week's Topic: Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran - 01:37:15

30 Loka 20231h 40min